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MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection that describes issues having to do with open education resources (OER) and massively open online courses. Modern advances in e-learning are providing the means for people in nations all around the world to participate in online courses. These MOOC courses are commonly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are numerous issues that blended learning organizations are dealing with today because technology-enhanced learning is advancing so quickly. How can organizations assure that the instruction provided by these MOOC classes is satisfactory? How can students ensure that teachers are properly credentialed to teach massively open online courses? What different strategies are being used by organizations like Harvard University to conduct these massive open online courses? What evaluation strategies and teaching practices are optimal? How can educators deal with inadequate learner motivation and high learner attrition?

As online learning technology becomes more widespread there is a growing desire to understand how these MOOC classes are being conducted. Researchers and many other stakeholders desire to understand the outcomes of these compelling new open educational endeavours. Instructors want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To respond to this increasing demand for data the book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of these massive online courses and other open education issues. This book also explores the major controversies associated with MOOC courses and open education resources (OERS). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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